As ACA Repeal Vote Nears, Kansas Debates Expanding Medicaid

Gov. Sam Brownback delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature in Topeka, Kan., on Jan. 10. Lawmakers are considering whether to expand Medicaid, which Brownback opposes.

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Gov. Sam Brownback delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature in Topeka, Kan., on Jan. 10. Lawmakers are considering whether to expand Medicaid, which Brownback opposes.

Orlin Wagner/AP

Kansas lawmakers know they are late to the Medicaid expansion party, but they appear determined to show up anyway.

“I feel like now is as good a time as any,” says Anthony Hensley, the leader of the Democratic minority in the state Senate.